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Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) are organisms in which the genetic material (DNA) has been altered in a way that does not occur naturally (Genetically Modified, 2006). GMOs are produced by forcing DNA from one organism into another. Soybeans, corn, canola, plums, and rice are few of the GMOs occurring in our world. Products continue to be developed and experimented in laboratories. Naturally modified organisms bring up the question about GMOs and if there is a difference between the two.…

After ending an agreement with Kraft Foods (that resulted in litigation), Starbucks has been selling its products directly through Channel Development since in 2010. These products are mostly sold to consumers through institutional food service companies that serve industries such as…

Frederick Douglass once said “Once you learn to read, you will be forever free”, and in my specific case, I find that statement to be extremely true. Since I was a young child, I loved to read and sometimes I even tried to write little songs or stories, even if they weren’t good. The thing is though, that since then, a lot has changed. Books have changed, the people who write have changed, the way people in general look at literacy has changed and most of all, I have changed. Therefore I find it…

internet. Nevertheless, there is not a business or organization that can operate without associating with public policy. Equally important, every business owner and organization should study public policy and understand its processes. According to Kraft and Furlong (2013), “public policy is a course of government action or inaction in response to public problems. It is associated with formally approved policy goals and means, as well as the regulations and practices of agencies that…

While in the grocery store shopping or at the gas station paying for your total on pump 2 do you face the desire of going down the candy aisle, strolling by the potatoes chip rack, or even walking past the open window of the food cooked right before your eyes? Everyone has a weak pleasure, something that latches onto their tastes buds filling their mouths with a heavenly, mouthwatering feeling, a pleasure that some people cannot overcome leaving very negative life impacting consequences, like…

Hildegard was a german composer, poet, musician, natural historian, and playwright. She was recognized by the twelfth-century Church as a visionary. She possessed a divine gift for perceiving images and messages directly from God. Hildegard documented her ornate visions in numerous important works, including the Scivias (c. 1151) and the Liber divinorum operum (c. 1170). She is also well-known for her medical and scientific writings and musical compositions. Famed for her prophesies and wisdom,…

Tuesday in 1976, executives from the Sugar Association went to the podium to accept the Silver Anvil award, a prestigious award for excellence in the forging of public opinion. The trade group had recently pulled off one of the greatest turnarounds in the history of Public Relations. For the past decade, the sugar industry faced crisis after crisis as the media and the public criticized their product (sugar) and scientists began to view it as a possible cause of obesity, diabetes, and heart…

It was dark on the highway. The trees blurred past the window as Mike continued to press down on the gas pedal. Noelle should not be here. But she didn’t have anywhere else to go. That she wanted to go to that was. Her mother had passed away last month and since Noelle was only sixteen, she became a ward of the state. She spent her first couple weeks in the county group home before a family stepped up to take her in. Not many people wanted older kids, not when the little ones were still cute and…

He had people in his life that cared about him; “ [he] married Mildred Kraft; they had two children. [And] Jimmy broke down and cried on Rank’s shoulders lamenting the loss of his roommate” (“Thomas Francis Dorsey”1). And even though Dorsey and his brother often fought, Jimmy was very attached to his brother. But even though…

The food industry has been changing and evolving since the onset of production processing. While shopping, consumers can become confused with all of the different labels placed on specific foods. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) currently regulates the definition and placement of the "organic" label as food grown without synthetic fertilizers or pesticides, and cannot have any artificial ingredients, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), hormones, or antibiotics (Hari 1). On the other…